Scarsdale Adult School Catalog Fall/Winter 2024-25
Author Visit: Beena Kamlani, The English Problem (2025) Meet Beena Kamlani, whose extraordinary debut novel The English Problem is due out on January 29, 2025. Set against the backdrop of the Indian independence movement, protagonist Shiv Advani is selected by Mahatma Gandhi to travel from western India to study law in England for the purpose of returning home better equipped to drive the British colonialists out. Before leaving, his family insists on his betrothal in an arranged marriage. Once in London, Advani's allegiances -- to his family, culture, and politics -- are tested. Beautifully written in understated prose, this tender saga illustrates one man's personal liberation as it also shows the multifaceted relationship between British and Indian culture and the impact of Gandhi's nonviolent resistance.
Books will be available for sale and signing. BEENA KAMLANI is a Pushcart Prize-winning fiction writer whose work has appeared in Virginia Quarterly Review , Ploughshares ,
World Literature Today , several short story anthologies, and other publications. She received the Yeovil Fiction Award (Somerset, England), for a novel in progress in 2017. She has been awarded fellowships at Yaddo, MacDowell, Ledig House/Writers Omi, Hawthornden Castle, Jentel Arts, and Hedgebrook. She has worked as a senior editor at the Penguin Group and taught book editing at New York University for nearly two decades, earning their award for teaching excellence. The English Problem is her first novel. Wednesday, February 5 • 7:00pm-8:15pm • Scarsdale Public Library • Course 13049 • $30 Author Visit: Julie Averbach, The Art of Trader Joe's (2024) Over lunch with all ingredients sourced from Trader Joe's, meet author Julie Averbach for a presentation and Q&A about her recently published book, The Art of Trader Joe's: Discovering The Hidden Art Gems of America's Favorite Grocery Store (2024). Averbach illuminates how to view the grocery store as an art gallery. Hidden in plain sight, artwork animates everything from the brown paper grocery bags to eye-catching murals, and handmade signs. Many of the images at Trader Joe’s have histories stretching back centuries or are parodies of classic works ranging from Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa to Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night . Explore Trader Joe’s product packaging, from the ancient Roman sculpture posing on Caesar Salad to the famous hot air balloon on Bamba Peanut Snacks. Discover how graphic designers have remixed nineteenth century cartoons in the Fearless Flyer newsletter.
Books will be available for sale and signing. JULIE AVERBACH graduated summa cum laude from Yale University with a BA in History of Art and Psychology. The Art of Trader Joe’s draws on her award-winning thesis titled “Collecting Worlds: Trader Joe’s as a Contemporary Cabinet of Curiosities.” Averbach is the Founder & CEO of smARTee, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides live virtual art museum tours to promote arts access, wellness, and lifelong learning. Monday, March 3 • 12:00pm-1:30pm • Private Home in Scarsdale • Course 13071 • $75
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